Combined cigar-lighter and pencil-point protector.



l A MGINTYRE. COMBINED GIGAR LIGHTERAND PENCIL POINT PROTECTOR.

APPLIGATIN P ILBD Mmm, 1913.

"1,074,555," Patentd sept. 3o, "1913.

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FRANK MC'INTYRE, GF NEW' YQRK, N. Y., ASSIGNB T0 EAGLE PENQIL COMPANY,OF

- YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED CIGARLIGHTER AND PENCIL-BOlNT LPROJEC'TDIR.

' Be it km2-Wn that I, .FRANK MGINTYRE, a .citizen of the United States,and a resident" ot the city of NewYork, ill the county and State ofNeivYork, have invented a Certain new and useful-Combined Cigars Lighter andPencil-Point Protector', of Whichltbe following `is a specitication, o

The cigar lighter` Which I have invented eau be made and used asanarticle'separate from@ pencil. It,V howevenhas been .designed moreparticularly Wlth reference to its use on a pencil point protector, andit is Y ings, the article therein shown embodying tains the ignitiblematerial).

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sake, Will be termed the Wick chamber.

my invention and will then point out more I particularly in the claimsthose features of the same which l believe `to be' neuT and of myowninvention.

v In the drawings-Figure l is a vievv of the body and cap of thearticle, detached from .one another. Fig. 2 is a side .elevation of thecomplete device, with the cao (which Acarries the sparking` member)fitted as a cover upon the tubular body (which con- Fg, 3 is alongitudinalA axial sectionA of the device showing thecap, removed fromover the tubular body, and fitted alone` side of the same in positiontobring the sparking'A member upon it into operative relationWitlfiignitible material in the tubular body.

A is the tubular body of the article, havingonefend fashioned as apointvprotector to receivethe pencil P, and the other end utilized asacontainer for the ignitible material- Which container, for 'convenienceIn thietuloe A, beyond the pencil point receiving portionjthjereof, is atight fitting-'plug' or. partitionn 'which divides .the point receivingportion from the Wick chamber and forms thebottom of said chamber.. Theig'- nitible material en )ntained in the Wick chamber may be of' anysuitable kind, preferably cotton I), or other absorbent material whichWill holdgasolene or other liquid fueL'and -a Wick @embedded in saidabsorbent substance.'

carries a sparking' member otany known' or: A

suitable construction, consisting, in the pres- Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

Serial No. 785,9'7.

. ent instance, of a 'friction Wheel F mounted in bearings on the top ofthe cap,' and a stick of sparking material contained and movable in aSuitable audewav in the can, and nspring pressed upwardly through a holein the too of theeaptowyard and into contact ivlth .the nerialietv'ettheWheel AY Sparkina' member of this general construction is old and not ofmy invention.

To-use the deyice as VAa lighter, the cap .must be lifted and removedfrom the body A to expose the Wick, and must then be brought along' sideof the body in position to 4bring; the sparking' member on its `top intooperative relation with the wick, and there held While' the frictionWheelV is actuated to produce the spark. In order to hold the capaccurately and -irmly in this position, as Well as to assure it initsotber position when returned to and titted on the Wick chamber@Ild'of the body A, I make use of a stem It on the cap B and a tubularAguide z' for said 'Stem on .the bodylt. The stein /L is a stift stem,preferably ,of metal, Secured at one end ,to one side of, and extending;lengthwise of cap. The tubular guide 2T is upon one side" y 0f the bodyand .extends lengthwise ot' the samev and is intended to receive and fitsnugly upon the'stem 71., which can slide in it, the stem and guidebeine". of similar 'shape or Vcross section. The stem' and guide 'are ofa shape in cross section-in this instance rectangularwhich will .permitthe stem lto slide'leng'thwise in the'guide, but- Will pre-A vent litfrom rotary movement therein.

In thep'osition of partsv shown in Fig. 2, the cap C is tted as a coverupon the body A, with the stem `L extending` downj into and through theguide z'. To bring the parts to the .position shown Fig. 3, the capCmustirst be lifted'from over the body A liar enough to completely drawthe stein' 7i. out of and disengage it fro-m the guide 2'.; the cap isthenside of the body A, and it is thenloivered l in a path Which'willcause the stein 7L to entera'nd'. pass down through the guide t' in'ywhich it- Will be held tirinlyagainst rotation.

Means should be provided for arresting the downward movement of the'capalong si de the body, when the sparking member has been brought oppositeto the Wick, and for tbispurpose any suitable stop or arresting devicemay be provided. I preferably employ for this purpose the opposed facesof the members h z'" by which the stem h and guide i are secured to thecap B and body A respectively, these members being so located that Whenthe sparking member has reached its proper position opposite the wick,as in Fig. 3, the opposed faces of' the members h z" abut,.and thusprevent furdisengaged from'thebody -A before it can' be returned to theother position.

The friction wheel which preferably is made up of a number of serrateddisks assembled and secured together upon an axleon which 'they canrevolve, as indicated in Fig. 1, is provided with a lever handleprojecting radially from its periphery and made integral with it. Theteeth of the assembled disks need not match, and extend only part Wayaround the periphery of the Wheel. This lever handle normally occupiesthe upright position on the prolongation of the tube A and cap B shownin Fig. 2 of the drawings, where it is out of the way and in Aa positionwhere it .will not 'catch in the pocket or clothing. l

What I claim herein as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. The'combination of the tubular body and wick chamber therein; the capconstituting a removable cover for said chamber;

the sparkingmember mounted on and ear-A Y riedby the cap a stem attachedat one end Vto the outside of the cap, extending lengthwise of said capand beyond the mouth of the same; a tubular guide of similar crosssection tothe stem secured tothe exterior of the body and extendinglengthwise 'of v guide when desired, substantially as and for thepurposes hereinbeforeset forth.

2. Thecombination of the tubular body and wick chamber therein; the capconstituting a removable cover for the Wick chamber; the sparking membercarried bythe cap; a stern attached at one end to the outside of thecap, extending lengthwise of said cap and beyond the mouth ofthe same; atubular guide on the exterior of the tubular body, into which the stemmay be inserted and moved lengthwise only, and from which it may becompletely )withdrawn so as to disengage the cap from' the tubular body,and a stop to arrest the further sliding movement of the stem intheguide when the cap has been moved in'a direction and far enough to bringthe sparking member on it in operative relation to the-wick chamber,substantially as and for lthe purposes hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses. A

FRANK MCINTYRE. Witnesses:

SAMUEL KRAUS, Max TURKENITSCH.

